Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian
People

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolutions 181 (II) of 29 November 1947, 194
(III) of 11 December 1948, 3236 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974, 3375
(XXX) and 3376 (XXX) of 10 November 1975, 31/20 of 24 November
1976, 32/40 A of 2 December 1977, 33/28 A and B of 7 December
1978, 34/65 A of 29 November 1979 and 34/65 C of 12 December 1979,
ES-7/2 of 29 July 1980, 35/169 A and C of 15 December 1980, 36/120
A and C of 10 December 1981, ES-7/4 of 28 April 1982, 37/86 A
of 10 December 1982, 38/58 A of 13 December 1983, 39/49 A of 11
December 1984, 40/96 A of 12 December 1985, 41/43 A of 2 December
1986, 42/66 A of 2 December 1987, 43/175 A of 15 December 1988,
44/41 A of 6 December 1989, 45/67 A of 6 December 1990, 46/74
A of 11 December 1991, 47/64 A of 11 December 1992 and 48/158
A of 20 December 1993,

Having considered the report of the Committee on the Exercise
of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, 1/

Welcoming the signing of the Declaration of Principles
on Interim Self- Government Arrangements, including its Annexes
and Agreed Minutes, by the Government of the State of Israel and
the Palestine Liberation Organization on 13 September 1993 in
Washington, 2/ as well as the subsequent implementation agreements,
including the Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area,
signed on 4 May 1994 at Cairo, 3/

Reaffirming that the United Nations has a permanent responsibility
with respect to the question of Palestine until the question is
resolved in all its aspects in a satisfactory manner in accordance
with international legitimacy,

1. Expresses its appreciation to the Committee on the Exercise
of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for its efforts
in performing the tasks assigned to it by the General Assembly;

2. Considers that the Committee can continue to make a
valuable and positive contribution to international efforts to
promote the effective implementation of the Declaration of Principles
on Interim Self-Government Arrangements and to mobilize international
support for and assistance to the Palestinian people during the
transitional period;

3. Endorses the recommendations of the Committee contained
in section VII its report;

4. Requests the Committee to continue to keep under review
the situation relating to the question of Palestine and to report
and make suggestions to the General Assembly or the Security Council,
as appropriate;

5. Authorizes the Committee to continue to exert all efforts
to promote the exercise of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian
people, to make such adjustments in its approved programme of
work as it may consider appropriate and necessary in the light
of developments, to give special emphasis to the need to mobilize
support and assistance for the Palestinian people, and to report
thereon to the General Assembly at its fiftieth session and thereafter;

6. Also requests the Committee to continue to extend its
cooperation to non-governmental organizations in their contribution
towards heightening international awareness of the facts relating
to the question of Palestine and promoting support and assistance
to meet the needs of the Palestinian people, and to take the necessary
steps to involve additional non-governmental organizations in
its work;

7. Requests the United Nations Conciliation Commission
for Palestine, established under resolution 194 (III), and other
United Nations bodies associated with the question of Palestine,
to continue to cooperate fully with the Committee and to make
available to it, at its request, the relevant information and
documentation which they have at their disposal;

8. Requests the Secretary-General to circulate the report
of the Committee to all the competent bodies of the United Nations,
and urges them to take the necessary action, as appropriate;

9. Also requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide
the Committee with all the necessary facilities for the performance
of its tasks.

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B

Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat

The General Assembly,

Having considered the report of the Committee on the Exercise
of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, 1/

Taking note, in particular, of the relevant information
contained in Section V.B of that report,

Recalling its resolutions 32/40 B of 2 December 1977, 33/28
C of 7 December 1978, 34/65 D of 12 December 1979, 35/169 D of
15 December 1980, 36/120 B of 10 December 1981, 37/86 B of 10
December 1982, 38/58 B of 13 December 1983, 39/49 B of 11 December
1984, 40/96 B of 12 December 1985, 41/43 B of 2 December 1986,
42/66 B of 2 December 1987, 43/175 B of 15 December 1988, 44/41
B of 6 December 1989, 45/67 B of 6 December 1990, 46/74 B of 11
December 1991, 47/64 B of 11 December 1992 and 48/158 B of 20
December 1993,

1. Notes with appreciation the action taken by the Secretary-General
in compliance with its resolution 48/158 B;

2. Considers that the Division for Palestinian Rights of
the Secretariat continues to make a useful and constructive contribution
through the organization of seminars and meetings of non-governmental
organizations, as well as through its research and monitoring
activities, the preparation of studies and publications, and the
collection and dissemination of information in printed and electronic
form on all issues pertaining to the question of Palestine;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide
the Division with the necessary resources, including the further
development of the United Nations information system on the question
of Palestine, 4/ and to ensure that it continues to discharge
the tasks detailed in paragraph 1 of resolution 32/40 B, paragraph
2 (b) of resolution 34/65 D, paragraph 3 of resolution 36/120
B, paragraph 3 of resolution 38/58 B, paragraph 3 of resolution
40/96 B, paragraph 2 of resolution 42/66 B, paragraph 2 of resolution
44/41 B, paragraph 2 of resolution 46/74 B and paragraph 2 of
resolution 48/158 B, in consultation with the Committee on the
Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and
under its guidance;

4. Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure the continuing
cooperation of the Department of Public Information and other
units of the Secretariat in enabling the Division to perform its
tasks and in covering adequately the various aspects of the question
of Palestine;

5. Invites all Governments and organizations to lend their
cooperation to the Committee and the Division in the performance
of their tasks;

6. Notes with appreciation the action taken by Member States
to observe annually on 29 November the International Day of Solidarity
with the Palestinian People and requests them to continue to give
the widest possible publicity to the observance, and requests
the Committee to continue to organize, as part of the observance
of the Day of Solidarity, an annual exhibit on Palestinian rights
in cooperation with the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine
to the United Nations.

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C

Department of Public Information of the Secretariat

The General Assembly,

Having considered the report of the Committee on the Exercise
of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, 1/

Taking note, in particular, of the information contained
in section VI of that report,

Recalling its resolution 48/158 C of 20 December 1993,

Convinced that the world-wide dissemination of accurate
and comprehensive information and the role of non-governmental
organizations and institutions remain of vital importance in heightening
awareness of and support for the inalienable rights of the Palestinian
people,

Aware of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government
Arrangements signed by the Government of the State of Israel and
the Palestine Liberation Organization on 13 September 1993 in
Washington, 2/ and of the subsequent implementation agreements,
including the Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area,
signed on 4 May 1994 at Cairo, 3/ and their positive implications,

1. Notes with appreciation the action taken by the Department
of Public Information of the Secretariat in compliance with resolution
48/158 C;

2. Considers that the special information programme on
the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information
helps to raise the awareness of the international community on
the question and the situation in the Middle East in general,
including the achievements of the peace process, and should continue
to contribute effectively to an atmosphere conducive to dialogue
and supportive of the peace process;

3. Requests the Department, in full cooperation and coordination
with the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of
the Palestinian People, to continue, with the necessary flexibility
as may be required by developments affecting the question of Palestine,
its special information programme on the question of Palestine
for the biennium 1994-1995, with particular emphasis on public
opinion in Europe and North America, and, in particular:

(a) To disseminate information on all the activities of the
United Nations system relating to the question of Palestine,
including reports of the work carried out by the relevant United
Nations organizations;

(b) To continue to issue and update publications on the various
aspects of the question of Palestine in all fields, including
materials concerning the recent developments in that regard and,
in particular, the achievements of the peace process;

(c) To expand its audiovisual material on the question of Palestine,
including the production of such material;

(d) To organize and promote fact-finding news missions for journalists
to the area, including the occupied territories;

(e) To organize international, regional and national encounters
for journalists;

(f) To provide, in cooperation with specialized agencies of the
United Nations system, particularly the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization, assistance to the Palestinian
people in the field of media development.

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D

Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine

The General Assembly,

Recalling its relevant resolutions,

Recalling also relevant Security Council resolutions, including
resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967 and 338 (1973) of 22
October 1973,

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of
3 November 1994, submitted pursuant to the request made in its
resolution 48/158 D of 20 December 1993, 5/

Convinced that achieving a final and peaceful settlement
of the question of Palestine, the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict,
is imperative for the attainment of a comprehensive and lasting
peace in the Middle East,

Aware that the principle of equal rights and self-determination
of peoples is among the purposes and principles of the Charter
of the United Nations,

Affirming the principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition
of territory by war,

Affirming also the illegality of the Israeli settlements
in the territory occupied since 1967 and of Israeli actions aimed
at changing the status of Jerusalem,

Affirming once more the right of all States in the region
to live in peace within secure and internationally recognized
borders,

Aware of the mutual recognition between the Government
of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization,
the representative of the Palestinian people, and the signing
by the two parties of the Declaration of Principles on Interim
Self-Government Arrangements 2/ on 13 September 1993 in Washington,
as well as the subsequent implementation agreements, including
the Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area, 3/ signed
on 4 May 1994 at Cairo,

Noting with satisfaction the withdrawal of the Israeli
army, which took place in the Gaza Strip and the Jericho area
in accordance with the agreements reached by the parties, and
the initiation of the Palestinian Authority in those areas,

Also aware that the United Nations has participated as
a full, extraregional participant in the work of the multilateral
working groups of the Middle East peace process,

Noting the appointment by the Secretary-General of the
United Nations Special Coordinator in the Occupied Territories,

Welcoming the convening of the Conference to Support Middle
East Peace in Washington on 1 October 1993,

1. Reaffirms the necessity of achieving a peaceful settlement
of the question of Palestine, the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict,
in all its aspects;

2. Expresses its full support for the ongoing peace process,
which began in Madrid, and the Declaration of Principles on Interim
Self-Government Arrangements, as well as the subsequent implementation
agreements, and expresses the hope that the process will lead
to the establishment of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace
in the Middle East;

3. Calls for the timely and scrupulous implementation of
the agreements reached between the parties towards the negotiation
of the final settlement;

4. Stresses the need for:

(a) The realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian
people, primarily the right to self-determination;

(b) The withdrawal of Israel from the Palestinian territory occupied
since 1967;

5. Also stresses the need for resolving the problem
of the Palestine refugees in conformity with its resolution 194
(III) of 11 December 1948;

6. Urges Member States to expedite the provision of economic
and technical assistance to the Palestinian people during this
critical period;

7. Emphasizes the importance for the United Nations to
play a more active and expanded role in the current peace process
and in the implementation of the Declaration of Principles;

8. Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts
with the parties concerned, and in consultation with the Security
Council, for the promotion of peace in the region and to submit
progress reports on developments in this matter.

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1/ Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-ninth Session,
Supplement No. 35 (A/49/35).

2/ A/48/486-S/26560, annex.

3/ A/49/180-S/1994/727, annex.

4/ See Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-ninth Session,
Supplement No. 35 (A/49/35), para. 67.